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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
November 3, 2022

Drought Conditions Have Retreated Across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
October 28, 2022

October Rainfall Came Eventually, But the Drought Continues

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest and Missouri River Basin
October 25, 2022

Drought Has Recently Expanded and Intensified and Is Expected to Persist.

This drought status update is based on information provided during the October 20, 2022 North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Outlook Webinar. View the webinar for more details.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast region.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
October 21, 2022

Improvements in Drought Conditions Across the Region as Leaves, Temperatures, and Water Demands Fall.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
October 18, 2022

Water Year 2022 Closes Third Year of Drought as Fourth Year Looms.

Register here for the November 28 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast region.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
October 7, 2022

Surface drought conditions improve, but continuing to watch for recovery of groundwater and streamflow.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.